Tables Presets

With the help of this commande you can easily save your every created tables lists and reuse them for follow-up projects. This means: a once-complex formatted Tables List can be created with one click for future projects!

Figure 24 Overview and Workflow Table Preferences Workflow Saving a Table Preset:

  1. In the "Part Lists" panel, click on the "Tables Presets" command

  2. Then select the command "Save tables Preset" from the drop-down menu

  3. Now give your preset a meaningful name.

You can click here to categorize in the dialogue or optional in your Preset and describe them in detail, therefore you can create a category select an existing one from categories. A description of your preset helps you or others in your organization later, possibly, the correct preset to be found again.

  1. Click "OK" and your preset is already created and can be used for other tables lists.

Workflow Getting a table preset:

  1. In the "Part Lists" panel, click on the "Tables Presets" command

  2. Select your favored table preset from the list and your new tables from the Flyout dialog, - xlsx table will be created exactly as the default defined.

If you work with presets – and we assume that – you will also find pre-sorts of your presets, such as: the ones you use most frequently, or even the ones stored by category.

Figure 25 Selecting Tables That Have Already CreatedPresets

As a reminder, you can use a tables list for each xlsx worksheet.

Workflow Management of table presets:

  1. In the "Part Lists" panel, click on the "Tables Presets" command

  2. Then select the command "Manage table preset..." from the Flyout menu

  3. A small editing dialog opens; here you can edit, delete your preferences, but also make them available for other colleagues in your organization by exporting your presets to an exchange file (command "Export..."), which is then issued with the "Import..."It’s can be read on another Tables Installation again.

  4. Simply close the dialog when you're done with your administration.

Figure 26 Managing Table Preferences

Workflow Management of Preset - Categories:

  1. In the "Part Lists" panel, click on the "Tables Presets" command

  2. Then select the "Manage Categories..." command from the Flyout menu

  3. A small editing dialog opens; here you can manage your preset categories (edit and delete)

  4. Simply close the dialog when you're done with your administration.

Figure 27 Managing Preset Categories

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